The following is a proposed itinerary. The following coordinators have helped
to make this proposal possible and will be meeting us when we visit their universities.
Coordinator for the University of Botswana in Gaborone is Ms Neo Habangana from
the Ministry of Education, to welcome us. From the University of Zululand near
Empangeni the coordinator will be Dr. Johan de Villiers, and from the University
of Swaziland at Kwaluseni the coordinator will be Dr. Edmond Mazibuko. We have
included website addresses which will assist any individual in finding further
information about each venue, or activity. We are greatly indebted to the above
people and thank them greatly for their efforts to provide an itinerary which
we hope will meet a wide range of faculty interest.

Thursday June 26 and Friday June 27: We will leave the USA and arrive in Johannesburg,
South Africa on Friday June 27th. We will then fly from Johannesburg to Gaborone,
Botswana. We have rented a 15 passenger bus and a driver to escort us throughout
out stay in Botswana. The driver will pick us up at the airport and bring us
to the Oasis Hotel in Gaborone.

WEEK 1 (Saturday: June 28 Friday: July 4)

Saturday June 28:

AM

Visit the bank for currency exchange and buy any necessities.

Sunday June 29:

PM

local worship service if desired

PM

Go over itinerary.

Monday June 30:

AM

Meet at the University of Botswana http://www.ub.bw/home.html
Tour of the University and meet our hosts.
Presentation led by Mr. William K. Sentshebeng
Presentation title: History of Botswana: From Colonialism to Nationhood and the Question of Cultural Identity

PM

Visit to the National Museum and Art Gallery, walking tour of the various ministries in Gaborone and gather materials for your project.

Tuesday July 1:

AM

Meet at the University of Botswana Presentation led by Ms. Neo Habangana
Presentation title: Special Education in Botswana 2nd Presentation
led by Mrs. Spoon Mafote Presentation title: Education in Botswana

PM

Visit to Molepolole (Fourth largest town in Botswana about 30 miles west of Gaborone) and the Kgosi Sechele I Museum. Chief Sechele of the Bakwena (1822 - 1882). Also present in Molepolole is a diamond cutting factory, and about 5 km from Molepolole is Kobokwe Cave a local historical site

Wednesday July 2:

AM

Meet at the University of Botswana
Presentation led by Ms. Nthabi Phaladze
Presentation title: Counseling in Botswana
2nd Presentation led by (Mr. David Mhlanga)
Presentation title: Building HIV/AIDS Awareness Through Posters

PM

Visit to the Institute of Development Management (IDM). Tefo Mokaila will lead in the discussions of IDM's role in Botswana.
Group interaction and module development time.

Meet at the University of Botswana
Presentation led by Mr. Tebogo Matlhare, Managing Director of Thusano
Lefatsheng
Presentation title: Development in Rural Communities

PM

Visit to Tamanga, a village about 20 miles outside Gaborone. We will be given a presentation by the Tamanga Pottery staff. Also a visit to Manyana to view the rock art and to Dimawe Hill an historical site.

WEEK 2: (Saturday July 5 - Friday July 11)

Saturday July 5:

AM

Visit to Mokolodi.

PM

Return to Oasis Hotel. Group interaction and module development time.

Sunday July 6:

AM

Attend local worship service.

PM

Leave for Serowe about a 3 hour drive. Accommodation at the Serowe Hotel.
Serowe is reportedly the largest village in Africa. It is also the village that
Bessie Head wrote about in her book: Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind.

Monday July 7:

AM

Meet at the College of Education.
We will meet with Lizzy Maswabi and have a round table discussion
about education in Botswana
Presentation topic: Education in Botswana

PM

Visit to the Khama III Memorial Museum and then the Royal Cemetery in Serowe.

Meet at the College of Education
1st Presentation led by Ms Mercy Cynthia Molefe
Presentation title: Traditional Craft
Walk to the Institute of Health Sciences)
2nd Presentation led by Mrs. Boile Mdluli
Presentation topic: Health Issues in Botswana (Common health issues and HIV/AIDS

PM

Return to Gaborone. Stay at the Oasis Hotel.

Wednesday July 9:

AM

Leave Botswana for Swaziland by airplane.

PM

Arrive at Matsapha and stay at the Mantenga Lodge in the Ezulwini Valley

Thursday July 10:

AM

Meet faculty at University of Swaziland.
Presentation led by Ms Glory Mamba
Presentation title: The Role of Folktales in Cultural Education Among the Swazi
2nd Presentation led by Ms. Nomthetho Simelane
Presentation title: The Overview of Swaziland's Socio Economic System

PM

Meet with the various embassy personnel.

Friday July 11:

AM

Presentations led by LWATI Training Institute in Mbabane
Presentation title: Swazi Culture, Custom, and the Workplace

This presentation includes a basic understanding of Swazi culture vs. Western cultures and how these differences impact the Swazi workplace. Discussion will center on work ethics, time management, decision making, discipline, assertiveness, etc. A brief look at the Royal ceremonies and their impact on the workplace will be highlighted.

Second presentation title: Gender Issues in Development The lectures will include aspects of:
i) The role of gender in sustainable development
ii) Feminism, sexual division of labor
iii)Gender analysis framework in development projects
vi) Gender and education, health, and agriculture,
v) Gender and political development
vi) Human rights and gender

PM

Have lunch at Mantenga Cultural Village's Cafe http://swazibusiness.com/lwati/
Walk to Mantenga Cultural Village (Ligugu lemaswati) at Mantenga. http://www.sntc.org.sz/mantvill.html
The staff at the Cultural Village will guide us through Swaziland's historical past, introducing us to the traditional homes, culture, and traditions that existed around the 1800's.

WEEK 3: (Saturday July 12: - Friday July 18)

Saturday July 12:

AM

We will take a bus tour of two of Swaziland's geographic areas (middleveld and highveld) and pass through the villages of Mphisi, Mliba. Madlangamphisi, Pigg's Peak, Nkhaba, Bhunya, and Luyengo before returning to UNISWA. Richard Boycott will be our guide. He has led a Fulbright group in the past and would be willing to give us a "science on safari" tour. He has worked for the Swaziland Trust Commission for 13 years as senior park warden of Malolotja Nature Reserve and as acting director of parks. He has published 55 scientific papers, 17 of which were specific to Swaziland. He has also published a book http://www.sntc.org.sz/graphics/sdmap.html

Meet at UNISWA
Presentation led by Dr. Sarah Mkhonza
Presentation title: The Case for Women's Songs in Swaziland
2nd Presentation led by Dr. Edmund Mazibuko
Presentation title: Education and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Case of Swaziland

PM

Gather materials for individual projects

Wednesday July 16:

AM

Meet at Mantenga Lodge
Presentation led by Mr. Comfort Mabuza national director of the Media Institute of South Africa for Swaziland
Presentation title: Media Institute of South Africa
2nd Presentation led by Qhawe Mamba managing director of Channel Swazi
Presentation title: Role of Television in Swaziland

PM

Module development time. Gathering information for your project.

Thursday July 17:

AM

Meet at UNISWA Health Science Campus in Mbabane
Presentation led by Ms. Sifiso Sithole
Presentation title: Community Health Promotion at Grassroots Level: The Case of the Sithobela Community
Presentation led by Ms. Beauty Mnisi.
Presentation title: Counseling and nursing care for HIV/AIDS patients

PM

Visit to the Swaziland Hospice at Home facilities at Matsapha. Discussions will be led by Thulile Msane, the director. She will tell us what the hospice does to take care of the health needs for terminally ill patients. Any funds we have raised to support the hospice will be presented at this time.

Leave for Nhlangano in the Shiselweni District of Southern Swaziland
(2 hour trip). Stay at the Nhlangano Sun Hotel.

Tuesday July 22:

AM

Swaziland Holiday (King Sobhuza II Birthday) Visit Masiphula High School
and have a guided walk to the historical places in the area led by the
headmaster Mr. Wilson Ntshangase. We will meet with local traditional
leaders and celebrate the holiday

It is approximately a 4 hour drive from Nhlangano. We will arrive at Mtunzini and stay at the Umlalazi Chalets. Our host will be Mrs. Orpha Harris. She has taken care of all accommodations in the Chalets and meals. Mrs. Harris will also provide a packed lunch while we attend presentations at the University of Zululandhttp://www.mtunzini.co.za/

Thursday July 24:

AM

Meet at the University of Zululand in the Library Conference Room.
Meet the University of Zululand hosts and begin the first session.
Presentation led by Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld
Presentation title: The Stone Age of Southern Africa
2nd presentation led by Dr. Johan de Villiers
Presentation title: The Great Trek and Its American Counterpart the Great Westward Exodus

PM

Visit to the Empangeni Museum followed by group interaction and module development time

Friday July 25:

AM

Meet at the University of Zululand in the Library Conference Room
Presentation led by Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld
Presentation title: The Settlement of Africans in Southern Africa, 300 1000 BC.
2nd presentation led by Dr. Johan de Villiers
Presentation title: Zulu Voortrekker Relations in a Period of Power Politics

PM

3rd presentation led by Dr. Jim Phelps
Presentation title: Local Perceptions of African American Identity

Week 5 (Saturday: July 26 Friday: August 1)

Saturday July 26:

AM

Group visit to some historical sites and heritage collections i.e. Shakaland, Mgungundlovu and Ondini. Lunch packets will be arranged with Mrs. Orpha Harris. Allow an entrance fee of $10 per person to cover all the entrance fees, or a trip to the Ongoye Forest.

PM

Continue morning tour

Sunday July 27:

AM

Umlalazi Nature Reserve boat trip if the weather permits. Allow a fee of about $5 per person.

PM

Free time

Monday July 28:

AM

Meet at the University of Zululand in the Library Conference Room
Presentation led by Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld
Presentation title: Oral Traditions and the South African Historian
2nd presentation led by Dr. Johan de Villiers
Presentation title: Republicanism in the Twentieth Century in South Africa

PM

Module Development time and gather materials for your project.

Tuesday July 29:

AM

Meet at the University of Zululand in the Library Conference Room
Presentation led by Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld
Presentation title:. The Settlement of Whites in Zululand, 1824 1936 and
Its Effects on Traditional African Societies
2nd presentation led by Dr. Johan de Villiers
Presentation title: Apartheid and Resistance, 1948 1994

PM

Visit to Eshowe area and the Zululand Historical Museum at Fort Nongqayi
Eshowe is the home to 4 Zulu kings, Shaka, Mpande, Cetshwayo, and Dinuzulu.

Wednesday July 30:

AM

Meet at the University of Zululand in the Library Conference Room
Presentation led by Dr. Johan de Villiers
Presentation title: Negotiating a New Constitution for South Africa, 1990
1993, with Special Reference to Human Rights

2nd presentation will be a panel discussion led by Dr. Johan de Villiers with several other professors from the University of Zululand: Historical Consciousness in Managerial Decision making and Democratic Citizenship

PM

Module development time and gather materials for your project

Thursday July 31:

AM

Return to Swaziland via the "Battlefields Route" . Stop at Isandlwana and tour the battlefield, then travel to Rorke's Drift and Blood River.

PM

Arrive in Swaziland stay at Nhlangano Sun Hotel

Friday August 1:

AM

Return to Mantenga Lodge for debriefing

PM

Personal time, packing, etc.

Saturday August 2 - Sunday August 3rd:

Leave Swaziland, Matsapha Airport to Johannesburg and then to the USA. Arrive on Sunday August 3rd